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St Josephs Convent St Josephs Watford Way London NW4 4TY

TPP/0016/24Works to TPO treesApproved

Approved on 15 March 2024

Council decision: Trees: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Cedar - Reduce crowns by approx 2-3m to improve weight bearing and make less likely to fail during high winds. Standing in Group G7 of Tree Preservation Order. (Amended description)

Received
10 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hendon
Agent
Neil Shadbolt Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received10 Jan
  2. Validated10 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided15 Mar

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Josephs Convent St Josephs Watford Way London NW4 4TY. Barnet has handled 1,310 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Barnet's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Hendon. We hold 3,124 applications in total for the NW4 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at London Borough of Barnet were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NW4 4TY
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 January 2024
Consultation expiry
8 February 2024
Target decision date
6 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Neil Shadbolt Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
18 Bowland Crescent Dunstable LU6 3QD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
18 January 2024
Site notice end
8 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12723284
Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hendon The BurroughsPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Ice House at St Joseph'S Convent SchoolOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/CA/201Part of the site · +3 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    10 Jan

    1 x Cedar - Reduce crowns by approx 2-3m to improve weight bearing and make less likely to fail during high…

    This applicationTrees: Approve subject to conditionsTreesTPP/0016/24
  2. 2024
    10 Jan

    1 x Sycamore - Pollard height by approx 7m and shape accordingly. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation…

    Trees: Approve subject to conditionsWorks to TPO treesFiled alongsideTPP/0017/24

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